First In World COVID-19 Vaccine For Kids Below 12?

Bharat Testing Vaccine Against UK Strain Too

Could Serum Institute or Bharat Biotech be the first company to have a COVID-19 vaccine for children under 12 years of age? While Pfizer and Moderna have begun pediatric trials for children 12 years and above, Serum plans to begin testing its indigenous vaccine and Bharat Biotech its Covaxin in children under 12

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Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd. will soon join the ranks of Pfizer Inc. and Moderna, Inc. in beginning pediatric trials for COVID-19 vaccines.

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